Popular Rock Climbing Areas

Kananskis Valley and Bragg Creek Area

Picture
Barrier
  • 97 routes
  • Up to 2 pitches
  • Mixed Gear
  • Ranging from 5.5-5.12
Burstall Slabs
  • 22 routes
  • Up to 5 pitches
  • Mixed gear
  • Ranging from 5.8-5.11
Cowbell Crag
  • 36 routes
  • Single pitch
  • Trad
  • Ranging from 5.6-5.10
Half Moon Crag
  • 4 routes
  • Single pitch
  • Trad
  • Ranging from 5.10a-5.11
Kilowatt Crag
  • 4 routes
  • Single Pitch
  • Sport
  • ranging from 5.9-5.11
Lorette Slab
  • 6 routes
  • Single pitch
  • Mixed Gear
  • Ranging from 5.7-5.10+
McDougall Slabs
  • 30 routes
  • Single Pitch
  • Mixed Gear
  • Ranging from 5.6-5.11
Moose Mountain
  • 58+ routes
  • Single pitch
  • Mainly sport
  • Ranging from 5.9-5.12+
Porcupine Creek
  • 23 routes
  • Single pitch
  • Mixed Gear
  • Ranging from 5.8-5.11
Prairie Creek
  • 53 routes
  • Single pitch
  • Sport
  • Ranging from 5.8+-5.13
Wasootch Slabs
  • 107 routes
  • Up to 3 Pitches
  • Mixed Gear
  • Ranging from 5.2-5.11
White Budda
  • 26 routes
  • Single pitch
  • Sport
  • Ranging from 5.3-5.14

Bow Valley Area

Picture
Bow Valley Webcam (click here for a live view of Yamnuska)
Acephale 
  • 69 routes
  • Single pitch
  • Sport
  • Ranging from 5.10b-5.14a/b
Bataan
  • 87 routes
  • Single pitch
  • Sport
  • Ranging from 5.10a-5.13c
Cougar Canyon
  • 224 routes
  • Up to 2 pitches
  • Sport
  • Ranging from 5.5-5.12d
Crag X
  • 11 routes
  • Up to 2 pitches
  • Mixed
  • Ranging from 5.9-5.12a
EEOR
  • 7 routes
  • Up to 9 pitches
  • Sport
  • Ranging from 5.5-5.11c
Ghost River (Located N, see maps)
  • 300+ routes
  • Up to 7 pitches
  • Mixed Gear
  • Ranging from 5.5-5.13a
Grassi Lakes
  • 84 routes
  • Up to 2 pitches
  • Sport
  • Ranging from 5.5-5.12d
Grotto Canyon
  • 228 routes
  • Single pitch
  • Mixed gear
  • Ranging from 5.4-5.13b
Heart Creek
  • 149 routes
  • Single pitch
  • Mainly Sport
  • Ranging from 5.4-5.13b
Kanga Crag
  • 24 routes
  • Up to 2 pitches
  • Mixed Gear
  • Ranging from 5.8-5.12a
Nanny Goat
  • 15 routes
  • Single pitch
  • Mixed gear
  • Ranging from 5.9-5.10d
The Sanctuary
  • 18 routes
  • Single pitch
  • Sport
  • Ranging from 5.10a-5.12c
Steve Canyon
  • 24 routes
  • Single pitch
  • Sport
  • Ranging from 5.6-5.11a
Stoneworks
  • 43 routes
  • Single pitch
  • Sport
  • Ranging from 5.9-5.12d
Yamnuska
  • 141 routes
  • Up to 11 pitches  - excluding the 82 pitch 2.8km traverse 
           "It's All McConnell's Fault"
  • Trad
  • Ranging from 5.4-5.13a
go to Climbing Home (click here)
go to Rockclimbing Home (click here)
go to Rockclimbing Guidebooks (click here)
go to Rockclimbing Groups (click here)